How To Install r-cran-kutils on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-kutils on Debian 11. r-cran-kutils is GNU R project management tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-kutils on Debian 11.

What is r-cran-kutils

r-cran-kutils is:

Tools for data importation, recoding, and inspection that are used at the University of Kansas Center for Research Methods and Data Analysis. There are functions to create new project folders, R code templates, create uniquely named output directories, and to quickly obtain a visual summary for each variable in a data frame. The main feature here is the systematic implementation of the “variable key” framework for data importation and recoding.

There are three methods to install r-cran-kutils on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install r-cran-kutils Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-kutils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-kutils

Install r-cran-kutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-kutils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-kutils

Install r-cran-kutils Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-kutils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-kutils

How To Uninstall r-cran-kutils on Debian 11

To uninstall only the r-cran-kutils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-kutils

Uninstall r-cran-kutils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-kutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-kutils

Remove r-cran-kutils Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-kutils configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-kutils

Remove r-cran-kutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-kutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-kutils

Dependencies

r-cran-kutils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-kutils package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.